Title: A performance assessment of environmentally friendly fuels in council's vehicle fleet
Abstract: In 1992 Waverley Council adopted the Southern Sydney Region of Councils Greenhouse Strategy. This strategy included the use of vehicles and plant that used environmentally friendly fuels. As a result Council introduced a passenger vehicle fleet containing a mix of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),liquefied petroleum gas/unleaded petrol (LPG/ULP), unleaded petrol (ULP) and in recent times hybrid vehicles. Since 2004 Council has undertaken annual testing of the vehicle emissions of the various vehicles utilising alternative fuel technology at the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority testing facility at Botany. Council now posses a comprehensive data set on the quality of emissions from the various types of vehicles using alternative fuel technology. This paper presents the emission data and attempts to undertake a comprehensive benefit cost analysis of Council's greenhouse strategy of introducing environmentally friendly fuels to its passenger vehicle fleet. The conclusion of the paper raises serious concerns over the valuation of carbon credits. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215943.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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